What does SLUE mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cutverb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
skid, slip, slue, slew, slideverb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Wiktionary
sluenoun
The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
slueverb
To rotate something on an axis.
slueverb
To turn something sharply.
slueverb
To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
slueverb
To slide off course; to skid.
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slue
Slue is a verb that refers to the act of turning, rotating, or pivoting sharply, typically on an axis. It can also refer to a sliding movement from side to side, often in an uncontrolled manner. This term is commonly used in relation to vehicles, machinery, or equipment. It's of nautical origin, where it describes the action of turning a ship around its vertical axis.
Webster Dictionary
Sluenoun
a slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2
Slueverb
to turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body
Slueverb
in general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round
Slueverb
to turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round
Sluenoun
see Sloough, 2
Etymology: [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sna to turn, bend.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Slue
Slew, slū, v.t. (naut.) to turn anything about its axis without removing it from its place: to turn or twist about.—v.i. to turn round:—pr.p. slū′ing; pa.p. slūed.—n. the turning of a body upon an axis within its figure.—adj. Slued, tipsy. [Scand., Ice. snua, to turn.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SLUE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SLUE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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